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Fargher (other)
Fargher may refer to: ;Places * Fargher Lake, Washington, unincorporated community ;Surname * Doug Fargher Doug Fargher (1926–1987) also known as Doolish y Karagher or Yn Breagagh (The Liar), was a Manx language activist, author, and radio personality who was involved with the revival of the Manx language on the Isle of Man in the 20th century. He ... (1926–1987), Manx language activist * J. A. Fargher (1901–1977), railways engineer in South Australia See also Faragher {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fargher Lake, Washington
Fargher Lake is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Washington, United States. The community located approxiamately northwest from the town of Yacolt. The settlement, as well as a former lake located nearby, both share the name "Fargher Lake". History The lake was originally named Hard Hack Swamp. Brothers Arthur Wellesly, Fredrick Daniel and Horatio Albert Fargher emigrated in the 1870s from their birthland, the Isle of Man, and settled for a while near the lake. The lake and surrounding area was renamed Fargher Lake. The water was drained sometime during the early 1960s and the lake bed was then used for farming. In the 21st century, the lake bed contains blueberry Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section ''Cyanococcus'' with the genus ''Vaccinium''. Commercial blueberries—both wild (lowbush) ... fields. References Unincorporated communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Fargher
Doug Fargher (1926–1987) also known as Doolish y Karagher or Yn Breagagh (The Liar), was a Manx language activist, author, and radio personality who was involved with the revival of the Manx language on the Isle of Man in the 20th century. He is best known for his ''English-Manx Dictionary'' (1979), the first modern dictionary for the Manx language. Fargher was involved in the promotion of Manx language, culture and nationalist politics throughout his life. Personal life Fargher was born in 1926 to William and Catherine Fargher of Glencrutchery Road in Douglas on the Isle of Man. He married Joyce Barry in 1954 at Kirk Braddan church in a ceremony conducted in Manx by Rev. William Wood. In 1956 Fargher and his wife left the Isle of Man to work in Zambia (then Northern Rhodesia) as an overseer in the copper mines. They did not return to the Isle of Man until 1963. On his return to the Isle of Man, Fargher ran a fruit importing business on Ridgeway Street in Douglas. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |